Negaigoto no Mochigusare

"Negaigoto no Mochigusare"
Single by AKB48
from the album Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru
A-side"Negaigoto no Mochigusare"
ReleasedMay 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
  • Shiori Uchiyama (music)
  • Junko Yokoyama (arrangement)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Shoot Sign"
(2017)
"Negaigoto no Mochigusare"
(2017)
"#sukinanda"
(2017)
Music video
"Negaigoto no Mochigusare" on YouTube

Negaigoto no Mochigusare (願いごとの持ち腐れ; "Useless Wish") is the 48th single by AKB48, released on May 31, 2017. The title song was first performed live on NCON, a traditional school choir contest promoted by NHK, and later on other shows Minna no Uta and AKB48 Show where this song made their its TV appearances.

The single was number-one on the Oricon weekly Singles Chart, with 1,305,747 copies sold, and was also number-one the Billboard Japan Hot 100.